The Simple Chef // Pantry & Grilling Starter Kit // Set of 8

The Simple Chef Panty & Grilling Starter Kit has the 8 essentials you need to season just about any standard fare, especially if your current spice rack is understocked - or nonexistent.

Turmeric's vibrant color will make your meals look beautiful, and it's delicate flavors of ginger and orange will punch up your recipes, but what's even more impressive than it's culinary utility is it's incredible health benefits - we encourage you to read up on this amazing root.

Smoked Paprika packs an unparalleled vibrancy, delivering both assertive flavor and bold color. And it's not limited to it's more traditional uses like in paella or frittata - it's also a commonly used ingredient in Thai, or Mexican mole. You can even use a sprinkle in sweet dishes like fruit salad or French vanilla ice cream.

Dried Oregano's essential oils and flavonoids - the things that make oregano delicious - are actually concentrated and their potency increased when carefully dried. What that means is two things: 1) you can use less and get more, and; 2) what you do use is pure, concentrated, flavor.

Onion Powder is ridiculously versatile, and this sustainably sourced, all natural, onion-only spice (no weird additives or fillers here) is a trusty, delicious partner that you can rely on. Quickly and accurately add depth to sauces, get fancy and make a Beau Monde marinade, or the best vinaigrette you've ever tasted.

Granulated Garlic gives you the best of all worlds: unlike garlic powder, you can add it with oil to a hot pan and it won't burn, and it delivers on all the flavor of fresh garlic, conveniently accessible at the shake of tin.

Crushed Red Pepper Flakes are fresh, biting hot, flavorful, and with such a clean clear flavor profile that they’re right at home on a cheesy pizza, atop a big scoop of chocolate ice cream, or taking your guacamole game to new heights. They can also give life to Mexican dishes, and provide heat for vegetables or chicken.

California Sea Salt, sustainably harvested from Northern California, is the bedrock upon which to build great meals: a pure, sparkling white sea salt that lifts foods and drinks with it's clean flavor, while imparting all the crisp goodness of trace ocean minerals.

Unless you're one of those unfortunates for whom this spice tastes like soap, we're betting that, whether you know it or not, coriander plays a role in many of your favorite meals. Coriander, or Cilantro as it's more commonly known in U.S., is culinarily agnostic - it's right at home in a spicy Indian curry, an authentic Mexican street taco, a summer pasta salad, savory coleslaw, Chinese stir fry, or atop your NY bagel with cream cheese.

Coriander - or cilantro, Chinese parsley, whatever you call it, is carefully dried and cut into leaves for maximum flavor, not shredded and ground into dust. When added as you're cooking, these coriander leaves absorb the liquid while spreading their flavor, adding delicious herbaceous notes, and an oh-so-slight bitterness that really sharpens meals, making all the flavors pop.